Tag Archives: Steve Groves

Ground rents and the fiction of “pensioner as victim”.

  Yesterday I railed about the capture of the pensioner to justify the shocking abuse of the ground rent system. It seems there are many of the same mind, not least Charles Payne I’m not – in this blog – … Continue reading

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Paying off WASPI – is this about our kids or our men?

This is not a pro or anti WASPI blog, it is a place where different people’s vies can be heard and provided they are put in a fair and reasonable way, I am happy to accommodate views on all sides … Continue reading

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The Yin and Yang of Capital Adequacy ( a blog for beginners!)

Over the weekend, I tried to get my head round the Solvency Capital Requirement and the case for broadening the assets that can be used to match DB liabilities. In my laboured way, I concluded that there is another important … Continue reading

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If not us who? If not now -when? Let’s bring back pensions.

As someone who has priced drawdown and annuities I can tell you the NPV, RoE, RoC and DPP are far more attractive on drawdown and asset management than they were on Open Market annuities. Why else do you think there … Continue reading

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‘Normal service will be resumed by the end of October 2021″ -DWP

I hope Guy Opperman’s promise that those due their state pension , some for 6 months or more, will get their payments with more than an apology. The short term blip in service is being blamed by the Minister on … Continue reading

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Pensions need to be sold for the sausage not the sizzle.

A great observation from Steve Groves, CEO of partnership this morning. @henryhtapper @tcfDAN @clivewaller healthy people were buying to early. Lie expectancy increased 10yrs and annuitisation age didn't move… — Steve Groves (@Sjg3G) January 12, 2016 By “buying” Steve means … Continue reading

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A right to debate or a right to restitution? #WASPI

For many of us, men retire at 65 and women at 60, that was hard coded into our learning like the multiplication tables and it’s clearly quite hard to unlearn. Steve Bee makes a good point on twitter "When is … Continue reading

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